Sales Tax

Cronkite News
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Veronica Graff
“It would be nothing short of a nightmare” for out-of-state sellers to figure out their obligations in taxing consumers buying products in different cities, according to Kevin McCarthy, president of the ATRA.
Phoenix New Times
Friday, April 12, 2019
Stephen Lemons
"Our calculations show that their property tax payment would start out at $2.5 to $3 million a year," Sean McCarthy explained. "So right away, it's a substantial tax break."
The Arizona Republic
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Mackenzie Shuman
“Businesses need to know what their tax obligations are, and it needs to be clearly articulated and has to, of course, be referenced statutory authority.” - Sen. Michelle Ugenti Rita
Arizona Capitol Times
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Ben Giles
“The League’s version of compromise is that all (digital products) are taxable, and they’ve cynically tried to offer a couple of exemptions to some companies involved,” McCarthy said.
The Arizona Republic
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Paulina Pineda
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2019/02/05/eli... Tempe resident Deloris Drebert stops by the grocery store several times a week to shop for her family of four. On a recent trip, she spent $35 and about 72 cents of her bill went to taxes.
The Arizona Republic
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Russ Wiles
With one of the most complex and burdensome tax systems in the nation, Arizona will need to simplify matters if it hopes to generate more online collections, Kevin McCarthy said.
Fox10 News AZ
Friday, June 22, 2018
Matt Galka
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/supreme-court-ruling-on-on... PHOENIX (KSAZ) - A Supreme Court ruling is making shopping on the internet more expensive. It has to do with the way states collect taxes from internet sales.
KJZZ
Friday, June 22, 2018
Mark Brodie
In a five to four vote, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled to allow states to collect sales tax from online and out-of-state retailers. To look at how this ruling will impact Arizona, The Show reached out to Kevin McCarthy, president of the ATRA.
The Arizona Capitol Times
Monday, March 12, 2018
Sean McCarthy
The narrative coming from the League is that all transactions conducted online are taxable unless specifically exempt. It’s an extraordinary assertion.
Phoenix Business Journal
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Mike Sunnucks
“No state with similar taxes as Arizona on retail goods has begun taxing cloud services without a law change,” McCarthy said